... pounds sterling. The stage was built over a very large canal, and, at the beginning of the second act, divided into two parts, discovering the water, on which there immediately came from different parts two fleets of little gilded vessels, that gave... History of the opera - Side 176av Henry Sutherland Edwards - 1862Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1779 - 260 sider
...fcene, which I took particular notice of. But all the reft were perfectly fine in their kind. The ftory of the opera is the. enchantment of Alcina, which gives opportunities for great1 variety of machines, and changes of the fcenes, which are performed with a furprifing fwiftnefs.... | |
| Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1790 - 404 sider
...fcenc, which I took particular notice of. But all tte reft were perfeftly fine in their kind. The Itory of the opera is the enchantment of Alcina , which gives opportunities for great variety of machines and changes of i- ' • the 1 . ' ' * the feenes , ' which are performed... | |
| Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1796 - 468 sider
...of little gilded vessels , that gave the representation of a naval fight. It is not easy to imagme the beauty of this scene , which I took particular...perfectly fine in their kind . The story of the opera was the Enchantment of Alcina, which gives opportunities for great variety of machines • and changes... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 458 sider
...immediately came, from different parts, two fleets of little gilded vessels, that gave the representation of a naval fight. It is not easy to imagine the beauty...Alcina, which gives opportunities for a great variety of ma. chines, and changes of the scenes, which are performed with a surprising swiftness. The theatre... | |
| Elegant epistles - 1812 - 318 sider
...immediately came, from different parts, two fleets of little gilded vessels, that gave the representation of a naval fight. It is not easy to imagine the beauty...kind. The story of the opera is the enchantment of 41cina, which gives opportunities for great variety of machines and changes of the scenes, which are... | |
| Mary Wortley Montagu - 1816 - 374 sider
...immediately came, from different parts, two fleets of liltle gilded vessels, that gave the representation of a naval fight. It is not easy to imagine the beauty...opportunities for a great variety of machines and changes of the scenes, which are performed with a surprising swiftness. The theatre is so large that it is hard... | |
| 1821 - 396 sider
...immediately came, from different parts, two fleets of little gilded vessels, that gave the representation of a naval fight. It is not easy to imagine the beauty...which I took particular notice of. But all the rest them must be directed by circumstances; and, as most of them were written to lady Mary during her first... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - 510 sider
...immediately came, .from different parts, two fleets of little gilded vessels, that gave the representation of a naval fight. It is not easy to imagine the beauty...opportunities for a great variety of machines and changes of the scenes, which are performed with a surprizing swiftness. The theatre is so large, that it is hard... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - 510 sider
...immediately came, from different parts, two fleets of little gilded vessels, that gave the representation of a naval fight. It is not easy to imagine the beauty...opportunities for a great variety of machines and changes of the scenes, which are performed with a surprizing swiftness. The theatre is so large, that it is hard... | |
| Alexander Pope - 1824 - 512 sider
...immediately came, from different parts, two fleets of little gilded vessels, that gave the representation of a naval fight. It is not easy to imagine the beauty...opportunities for a great variety of machines and changes of the scenes, which are performed with a surprizing swiftness. The theatre is so large, that it is hard... | |
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